NOREX INC.

Business: Manages the exchange of IT information and equipment among 1,200 clients that have purchased memberships in a Norex-sponsored network aimed at helping each other navigate a rapidly changing technology landscape.

Founded: 1980

Headquarters: Prior Lake

Website: www.norex.net

Executives: Founder and Chairman Ron Haberkorn, and CEO John Muench, who succeeded Haberkorn two years ago.

Employees: 43

2008 revenue: $6.9 million